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. >> i'm brandi hitt in boston where the room fell silent the minute it was announced mitt romney lost the key battleground state of ohio and then the election. romney supporters were convince heed would win some of the key battleground states. he just fell short in states like pennsylvania, ohio and also virginia. here is what mitt romney told his supporters after he called president obama to congratulate him. >> this is a to-- time of great challenges for america and pray the president will be successful in guiding our nation. i so wish -- i so wish that i had been able to fulfill your hopes to lead the country in a different direction, but the nation chose another leader and so ann and i join with you to earnestly pray for him and for this great nation. thank you and god bless america. you guys were the best! thank you so much! [ cheers and applause ] thank you! thanks, guys. >> reporter: mitt romney thanked his donors, volunteers and supporters and says beside choosing his wife ann, picking paul ryan as a runningmate was the best decision he has ever made. ron, paula. >> a gracious
. >> i'm brandi hitt in boston where the room fell silent the minute it was announced mitt romney lost the key battleground state of ohio and then the election. romney supporters were convince heed would win some of the key battleground states. he just fell short in states like pennsylvania, ohio and also virginia. here is what mitt romney told his supporters after he called president obama to congratulate him. >> this is a to-- time of great challenges for america and pray the...
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. >> brandy hitt is in lower manhattan with almost no power. >> reporter: three days after sandy made landfall thousands of families in hobeken are still trapped by floodwaters. >> it's really scary. we don't have that much food. we spared a little bit. >> reporter: while national guard rescues people stranded here fires continue to burn further south where homes have been flattened. >> you hear the gas, for days,. >> reporter: it's gone in to the streets because crews can't reach the area to turn it off. >> you never really expected this to be this bad. >> reporter: help and relief is being delivered but frustration is growing. at howard beach entire working class neighborhoods have been destroyed and people feel they have been forgotten. >> i have -- red cross, salvation army, fema, nobody. >> reporter: it'll take weeks to recover from the destruction and parts of new york city are still paralyzed. some subway service has returned and it was announced that power will be restored to all of manhattan by saturday. with limited photograph are i can into the city lines for buss are growi
. >> brandy hitt is in lower manhattan with almost no power. >> reporter: three days after sandy made landfall thousands of families in hobeken are still trapped by floodwaters. >> it's really scary. we don't have that much food. we spared a little bit. >> reporter: while national guard rescues people stranded here fires continue to burn further south where homes have been flattened. >> you hear the gas, for days,. >> reporter: it's gone in to the streets...
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abc's brandi hitt is in boston. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. this is where mitt romney headquarters is set up. and where mitt romney hopes to hold a victory party later this evening. romney rallied support in the big battleground states he needs for victory, including florida, virginia and the biggest of all, ohio. he needs those states because this race is still so very close. >> i need your work. i need your help. i need your vote. >> reporter: romney ended his campaign swing in new hampshire with a big celebration that included a performance by kid rock. his campaign believes that romney has the momentum and enthusiasm on his side to win this race. and we'll find out today when voters hit the polls. rob and paula? >> today's the one poll that counts. thanks for that. >>> and make abc news your place for election returns with our team, live, right there in times square. it kicks off at 7:00 eastern time tonight. >>> well, there are also 33 senate seats up for grabs today. among the high-profile races, the one in massachusetts between democrat
abc's brandi hitt is in boston. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. this is where mitt romney headquarters is set up. and where mitt romney hopes to hold a victory party later this evening. romney rallied support in the big battleground states he needs for victory, including florida, virginia and the biggest of all, ohio. he needs those states because this race is still so very close. >> i need your work. i need your help. i need your vote. >> reporter: romney ended his...
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brandi hitt from boston with more on the campaign. hi, brandi. >>> good morning, rob, paula. the race for the white house has really come done to the wire. mitt romney's campaign believes he has momentum and enthusiasm that will lead to a within tonight. mitt romney wrapped up his final full day on the trail racing through the battleground states he needs for victory. >> do you want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change? >> reporter: the republican challenger held valleys in florida, virginia and the biggest state of all. ohio. >> i node yoeed your work. i need your help. i need your votes. >> ohio, florida and virginia. he basically has to go three for three in the states in order to when the race. >> reporter: ohio is so important. both candidates held rallies in columbus. two hours apart. >> we have come too far to turn back now. we have come too far. >> while campaigning in virginia, the romneys made it clear they feel the white house is within reach. >> are we going to be nabs soon? >> what better way to end the matchup than on monday night
brandi hitt from boston with more on the campaign. hi, brandi. >>> good morning, rob, paula. the race for the white house has really come done to the wire. mitt romney's campaign believes he has momentum and enthusiasm that will lead to a within tonight. mitt romney wrapped up his final full day on the trail racing through the battleground states he needs for victory. >> do you want four more years like the last four years? or do you want real change? >> reporter: the...
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abc's brandi hitt joining us this morning near wall street. hi, brandi. >> hi, rob. hi, sunny. yes, the power starting to slowly come back on in lower manhattan. a good sign. as clean-up efforts now continue, new dangers are appearing in the aftermath of sandy including the threat of fire. sandy left behind a sea of destruction in new jersey. and the danger isn't over. a high pressure gas main broke and gas is pouring out of the floodwaters. after lose everything, families now fear the natural gas liking from the piles of rubble that is already sparked several fires. president obama accompanied new jersey governor chris christie for an up close look at the damage. an entire neighborhood washed away. >> you are going to be okay. everybody is safe. what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as close low as possible with the state and local officials and we will not quit un,000 ti until this is done. >> reporter: the iconic boardwalk is in ruins and thousand are still trapped in hoboken all. up ait's scary. you've don't know how long you will be stuck he
abc's brandi hitt joining us this morning near wall street. hi, brandi. >> hi, rob. hi, sunny. yes, the power starting to slowly come back on in lower manhattan. a good sign. as clean-up efforts now continue, new dangers are appearing in the aftermath of sandy including the threat of fire. sandy left behind a sea of destruction in new jersey. and the danger isn't over. a high pressure gas main broke and gas is pouring out of the floodwaters. after lose everything, families now fear the...
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abc brandi hitt is joining us from new york. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. tension is growing days after hurricane sandy swept through. many people say they still haven't received any food or aid. and people trying to work here in new york city, they've been stuck in gridlock. the death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly as possible. schools open, stores open. >> reporter: in new jersey, emergency crews and the national guard are still going door to door searching for survivors where families have been stranded by floodwaters for days. natural gas fires continue to burn in man locating where homes were flattened and with millions still in the dark, 64,000 utility workers in a dozen states are working around the clock to turn the power on. >> one pole at a time. how you got to go. you got to pick through it. >> yay! >> got our lights back. thank you, lord. >> reporter: commuters have been ordered to have at least three p
abc brandi hitt is joining us from new york. hi, brandi. >> reporter: good morning, rob and sunny. tension is growing days after hurricane sandy swept through. many people say they still haven't received any food or aid. and people trying to work here in new york city, they've been stuck in gridlock. the death toll continues to rise in the aftermath of hurricane sandy. officials promised fema is doing everything it can to help. >> we want to help get things back to normal as quickly...